What Does Sparta Mean?

Spartan means "plain and simple." An ascetic life-style ridden in beliefs of self-restraint and a divergence from materialistic comforts is "spartan." Here are some of the relevant expressions: "a spartan diet," "a spartan outfit," "a spartan existence."

Spartan can also mean being valiant and firm in the face of the biggest of obstacles. The meaning takes a leaf from Sparta, the ancient Greek city, known for its awesome military strength way back in the 6th century BC. A person who exercises self-discipline and is uncompromising in terms of his decisions or judgments is known to have spartan views. Spartan also refers to the characteristics of the people of Sparta. The word is believed to have entered popular English literature for the first time in beginning of the 16th century.

Sparta was also called Lakediamon (the meaning of that up-turned V on their shields, it was the letter L in the ancient Greek Alphabet, L for Lakediamon). Thats what Sparta means in my opinion. It is also the embodiment of militaristic rule.

Sparta is an old Greek city renowned for military prowess. It was a significant Greek city-state in the Peloponnesus. The unusual thing about Sparta was that it had two kings concurrently coming from two separate lines (the Eurypontids and the Agiads). It is believed that the two lines descended from the twins Eurysthenes (the Agiads) and Procles, the descendants of Heracles who is believed to have ruled over Sparta for two generations following the Trojan War. Sparta was the capital of Laconia and the main state of Peloponnese, the peninsular region forming the southern part of Greece, prior to the 4th century BC.

The Dorian Greeks were the early settlers of Sparta way back in the 9th century BC. In the 6th century BC, Sparta attained the zenith in terms of military strength. It was the most powerful army in Greece after defeating Athens in the Peloponnesian War (460–404 BC). The backbone of Sparta was broken by Thebes at the battle of Leuctra in 371 BC. It was made a part of the Roman province of Achaea in 146BC. The city of Sparta was finally plundered and destroyed in AD 369. The present day Sparta is in the form of ruins of its agora, acropolis, theatre and some temples.

Sparta means evil or bad

Devious thing